we have seen throught the season the pats bring in players and work them out as pioli said to update and refresh their Â¨listsÂ¨. the is the same imo.

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I don't buy this. Not this time. Maybe if it was a punter here, punter there. But this is a systematic attempt to sign a better punter than they currently have or deal with an un-announced injury.

Is anyone kind of surprised there aren't at least a few guys out there that kick and punt? I would think that if someone could pull that off, their value would skyrocket as it would allow a team to carry a 5th RB or 5th CB or whatever. Most likely, it would be a kicker that could also punt being that kicking is a bit more important over the course of a season.

I don't buy this. Not this time. Maybe if it was a punter here, punter there. But this is a systematic attempt to sign a better punter than they currently have or deal with an un-announced injury.

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So just because they work a bunch of punters out at once, that must mean that they're going to cut Hanson? I don't think so. They probably just wanted to update their list of punting prospects all at once. I don't see what's hard to believe about that.

If Hanson is so unacceptable, why wait until five days before the start of the season to work out a new punter? Sorry. It just doesn't make sense that way.

Also, in regard to the rest of your post. Punting and kicking aren't as easy as they look. To get to the NFL level at either position requires enormous specialization, because otherwise you will just get outclassed. And if you're so tremendous an athlete that you can master both positions, why are you kicker anyway?